12.1.16 – National Geographic ScienceBlogs: From Scientists to Policymakers: Communicating on Climate, Scientific Integrity, and More
7.21.16 -U.S. Bottled Water Consumption on the Rise: What Does It Mean?
7.29.16 -On Methods for Assessing Water-Resource Risks and Vulnerabilities
6.24.16- Diablo Canyon, Climate Change, Drought, and Energy Policy
4.27.16- National Geographic ScienceBlogs: Global Droughts: A Bad Year
3.25.16- Huffpost Green: An Open Letter From Peter Gleick: My Transition at the Pacific Institute
2.17.16- National Geographic ScienceBlogs: Water, Security, and Conflict: Violence over Water in 2015
2.8.16- Moving from Theory to Practice: A Synthesis of Lessons about Incentive-Based Instruments for Freshwater Management
2.4.16- Huffington Post: The Most Important Water Stories of 2015
1.29.16- Sanition and Water for All Partner Perspectives: One Year On: Companies and Respect for the Human Rights to Water and Sanitation
12.15.15- Huffington Post: The Historic, Unprecedented, Landmark Climate Agreement
12.10.15- Huffington Post: Climate Science in 1956 and 2015
9.9.15- Impacts of the California Drought, Part 2: Net Agricultural Income
By Peter Gleick, President and Heather Cooley, Water Program Director California is in a severe drought – four years long …
National Geographic ScienceBlogs: Impacts of the California Drought: Agriculture MORE
8.12.15- Huffington Post: The New UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Fresh Water
8.4.15- New Data Show California Cities’ Progress towards State-Mandated Conservation Requirements
By Peter Gleick, President and Heather Cooley, Water Program Director Debates about water in California, the western U.S., and indeed, …
Huffington Post: Laudato Si’ and Water: The Vatican’s Encyclical Letter and Global Water Challenges
National Geographic ScienceBlog: The Future of Desalination in California is Still in the Future: California, Israel, and Australia
National Geographic ScienceBlogs: The California Drought: Almonds and the Bigger Picture
Huffington Post: Where Does California’s Agricultural Water Go?
New Data Show California Cities’ Response to Drought Is Highly Uneven
The Impacts of California’s Drought on Hydroelectricity Production
Tackling Global Sustainability: A Need for Integrated Systems Approaches
Knowing and Showing that Companies are Respecting the Human Rights to Water and Sanitation
The State of the California Drought: Still Very Bad
The Growing Influence of Climate Change on the California Drought
New Data Show Residential Per Capita Water Use across California
The most important trend in the use of water is the slowly unfolding story of peak water in the United States and elsewhere. Data on US water use are compiled every five years by the US Geological Survey, covering every state and every sector of the economy. The latest data – for 2010 – have just been released, and they show the continuation and acceleration of a stunning trend: US water withdrawals, for all purposes, are declining, not growing.
California voters have approved Proposition 1 – the 2014 California Water Bond. The ultimate value and effectiveness of the bond will depend on how it is implemented and how the funds are spent. Here are some key issues to watch, things to understand about the new water bond, and recommendations:
On November 4, California voters will decide the fate of Proposition 1 — the 2014 Water Bond — which authorizes the sale of $7.12 billion in new general obligation bonds and the reallocation of an additional $425 million of previously authorized, but unissued, bonds.
In a new study just published by the journal Sustainability Science (Springer), analysis from the Pacific Institute shows that many of the fundamental responses of California water users to severe drought actually make the state’s overall water conditions worse — that in the end, many of these actions are “maladaptations.”
The Corporate Water Disclosure Guidelines – A common and meaningful way for companies to track and communicate their water performance, risks, and impacts
Huffington Post: Our Disappearing Snows: Climate Change and Water Resources
Response to Washington Post Article “Water Utilities Charge More to Offset Low-Flow Toilets, Faucets and Shower Heads”
Planning For Rain: Why Storm Water Management Matters during the Drought
Multiple Benefits of Water Conservation for California Ag
The 3 Questions to Ask about Assessing Water Risk
Why Has the Response to the California Drought Been so Weak?
Over Twenty-Five Years Later, How Does the Drought in California Compare?
Can the Private Sector Advance Sustainable Water Management?
A Tale of Two Farms: How Water Efficiency could help Drought-Proof California Farms
